Mumbai court said invite to speak at Kochi festival was a 'luxury'. The Dalit rights activist was set a pre-condition by Bombay HC in 2022 to take trial court's nod for travel.
The Bombay High Court granted him bail in November 2022, finding insufficient evidence of Teltumbde's involvement; the Supreme Court upheld this decision, and he was released on November 26, 2022.
Supreme Court's move to let single judge benches hear bail pleas must not end up like govt pronouncements – good to read about but with little impact on citizens' lives.
Our Supreme Court sings paeans to the supremacy of ‘human liberty’. What good is ‘liberty’ if you have drained a human’s life even before a trial has begun?
While judge said probe at a 'very crucial stage and custodial interrogation appears necessary', Teltumbde moves court over arrest despite top court order.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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